But this week, Ezra traveled from Tel Aviv, Israel to pick up his a custom-made double bass from Nick Lloyd Basses in Northside.

“It has so much punchy sound like I love and it's very comfortable to hold. I played for two days and it was a very natural connection,” he said. “Most of the basses are 4 strings. I chose to add one more to get higher notes that you don't usually get in the bass.”

For his part, Lloyd first saw Ezra on YouTube, along with 4 million other users, and knew he wanted to work with him.

“This guy is bringing people to the bass,” Lloyd said. “He's bringing this pop sensibility, but then he's a double virtuoso bassist.”

They first talked online, then met in Copenhagen at a convention before they agreed on an idea for Lloyd to build. Lloyd is one of the better known bass crafters in the U.S., so it seemed like a nature fit.

It took Lloyd two months to make the bass.

Ezra took advantage of his visit to the Queen City to take in Findlay Market, some coneys and some entertainment.

“We went to the Cincinnati Reds baseball game. It's the first Reds game that I've been. It was great!” he said.

Ezra heads next to New York for a bass convention where he’ll speak and perform.

Got to be good looking cuz he's so hard to see. Come together, right now over me.) YOU KNOW THAT TUNE! IT'S THE BEATLES - COME TOGETHER... BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW THE MAN BEHIND THE BASS... THAT'S ADAM BEN EZRA..... FROM TEL AVIV. HE'S HUGE IN THE BASS WORLD.... AND COULD HAVE HAD HIS CUSTOM FIVE STRING INSTRUMENT MADE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ... BUT HE CHOSE A COMPANY RIGHT HERE IN TOWN. WLWT'S ALISON MONTOYA HAS MORE ON HOW THE INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION WAS MADE. (Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly He got juju eyeball he one holy roller...) PLAYING ON HIS NEW CUSTOM - 5 STRING - BASS... UPRIGHT BASS VIRTUOSO AND COMPOSER ADAM BEN EZRA SHOWS US WHAT HE DOES BEST. (Adam Ben Ezra, Upright Bass Virtuoso) (Most of the basses are 4 strings. I chose to add one more to get higher notes that you don't usually get in the bass.) HE TRAVELED HERE FROM TEL AVIV ISRAEL TO PICK UP HIS NEW INSTRUMENT FROM NICK LLOYD BASSES IN NORTHSIDE... AND HE LOVES IT. (Adam Ben Ezra, Upright Bass Virtuoso) (Wow, it has so much punchy sound like I love and it's very comfortable to hold. I played for two days and it was a very natural connection.) NICK FIRST SAW ADAM ON YOU-TUBE ALONG WITH 4 MILLION OTHER USERS... AND KNEW HE WANTED TO WORK WITH HIM. (Nick Lloyd, Owner Nick Lloyd Basses) (This guy is bringing people to the bass.) (here he is playing dexter and madmen theme songs and the beatles and wow he's bringing this pop sensibility, but then he's a double virtuoso bassist.) IT TOOK NICK 2 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE BASS... BUT A FEW YEARS FOR ADAM TO MAKE HIS FIRST TRIP TO THE U-S. AND ALONG WITH MAKING SURE HIS NEW BASS IS IN TUNE WITH HIS UNIQUE STYLE OF PLAYING... ADAM IS NOW IN TUNE WITH CINCINNATI. (Adam Ben Ezra, Upright Bass Virtuoso) (We went to the Cincinnati Reds baseball game. It's the first reds game that I've been. It was great!) (Alison Montoya, WLWT) (After leaving the shop here in Northside they will all travel north to Rochester New York for a bass convention where Adam will speak and perform. From Northside, Alison Montoya, WLWT News 5.)